Stress levels and its association with self-harm and risk-taking behavior in medical undergraduates.

Here, an individual deliberately initiates behaviors such as cutting themselves or ingesting poison with the intention of causing harm to themselves.[ 13 ] SH is a global health problem, and one of the strongest predictors of completed suicide[ 14 ] It has been reported that the prevalence rate of SH in adolescents is 8%, with more girls than boys[ 15 ] A cross-sectional study of 321 medical students reported highly significant levels of perceived stress levels and emotional distress in them.[ 16 ] The suicide rate among male and female doctors is >40% and 130% higher, respectively than among men and women in the general population.[ 17 , 18 ] The increased suicidal risk among doctors probably begins during medical studie

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